Valve Sued For Steam Controller Design
Valve Sued For The Steam Controller Design. Steam Controller is a product from Valve which is far from successful. In an attempt to bridge the gap between PCs and consoles, it failed, and Valve will no longer be producing Steam Controllers in 2021. However, Valve is likely to have a bigger problem than unsuccessful devices, as the company is currently battling a charges accusing them of stealing a design from a technology company and then using it on Steam Controller.
Ironburg Inventions, the IP of controller manufacturer SCUF, has filed a lawsuit in Washington state. The lawsuit relates to a button on the back of the Steam Controller, which Ironburg’s lawyers claim that Valve has infringed on a patent for the button that allows players to use more fingers other than index and thumb to interact with the game. According to Law 360, Microsoft previously leased this patent to Xbox Elite Controllers.
In the opening argument, the attorney from Ironburg compares this matter to the one between David and Goliath. He said of Valve, “Goliath did what Goliath wanted to do.” They claim that the CEO of SCUF had notified Valve about a potential breach in 2014 after seeing the Steam Controller showcased at CES.
Meanwhile, Valve’s attorneys claim that the patent from Ironburg does not apply to the buttons on the Steam Controller. According to Valve, the patent refers specifically to a button that extends, and protrudes from the top down of the controller. This configuration is used on Xbox Elite controllers. The buttons on the Steam Controller are made using a flexible plate that sticks out of the battery cover, and according to Valve this makes them legally different from the controllers described in the patent.
Lawyers representing Valve claim that their opponents will try to use this to their advantage, according to Law 360, preventing Valve from getting a fair trial. They say much of Ironburg’s evidence comes from altered or misleading images and diagrams. “This case is based on altered graphics, modified images and a different point of view,” said Attorney Trent Webb. He accused Ironburg of presenting a “changed reality”.
Webb claims the Ironburg attorney will highlight the battery cover in a way that obscures the display of the buttons. To overcome this, Valve sent Steam Controllers to eight members of the jury. Valve is sure the judges will benefit once they see and feel what Steam Controllers has.
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